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Willowbrook Mall in Houston Launches Ridiculous Youth Curfew
Willowbrook Mall is a huge mall located in northwest Houston. This mall is used often as a place of gathering, shopping, and hanging out for Houston youth and adults alike. However, they have recently announced that they are launching a temporary “youth curfew” in response to concerns about large, unsupervised teen gatherings organized through social…
The Public School System is a Carceral Institution
Most people are familiar with the “school to prison pipeline,” the collection of systemic practices and policies that funnel young people directly from the public education system into the prison system. Many studies have been conducted and papers published about how marginalized young people are negatively impacted by this pipeline. Recent publications have gone even…
Uber’s 18+ Policy, and Why it’s Harmful for Youth
In recent years, Uber has become one of the most popular ridesharing apps, and is used daily by hundreds of people. Uber allows users to remotely request a ride, and wait only a few minutes for a nearby driver to pick them up and deliver them to their requested location. This technology has made travel…
